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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Editor's Corner

April 2018

"The Hallmark version of Easter is not the real deal. The real story is as manly as manly gets. " -–Michael Burns, Easter: Beyond the Bunny

Do you recall Easter ever being on the first day of April? To have
April Fool's Day on the same day seems somehow sacrilegious. At any
rate, this issue we are reprinting the article "All About Lent, Easter
Dates" by the late Leo C. Helmer (1924 - 2013) which explains the way
Easter is scheduled, a long and complicated process, but interesting.

We are also carrying "Cincinnati Chili" from one of his cooking
columns as Rod Cohenour our current cooking columnist, has been busy
attending to the health and well being of his wife (your editor's baby
sister) who just had cataract surgery.

Therefore Melinda Cohenour's column "Armchair Genealogy" is a
reprint of the first genealogy type story she ever did for Pencil Stubs
Online, an extremely well researched piece, "The Fate of Abraham
Josselyn aboard Ye Good Fame of New Yorke."

Thomas F. O'Neill's column "Introspective" from China discusses
the problem of 'sound alike' words when teaching English to his
students.

"On Trek" by Judith Kroll, aka Featherwind, tells how being
with her father in his declining days was a blessed together time for
the two of them. His acceptance of his status was eye opening and a
heart warming solace for her.

Mattie Lennon's "Irish Eyes" delves into various literary
offerings as only Mattie can, as he encourages his readers to check into
different stories, books, and plays.

Dayvid Clarkson's "Reflections on the Day" features a pic with
words also by him in addition to a selection of daily reflections.

LC Van Savage's column "Consider This," wonders how she
escaped all the maladies people are warned about now when they camp out
or go hiking. Her article asks "Were You There?"

Bruce Clifford's poems for April are "He Left Her," "A Distant
Memory," and "Up in The Clouds." Bud Lemire submitted these three:
"Michigan's Beauty," "The Spit," and "Grandma's Funeral." John I.
Blair poems are "Squirrels Climbing," "Planting Wood Phlox," "Hello
Quince," "Strangers on A Path," "What A Trip It Has Been," and "God's
Image" for this issue.

See you in May !!!

Click on author's byline for bio and list of other works published by Pencil Stubs Online.This
issue appears in the ezine at www.pencilstubs.com and also in the blog
www.pencilstubs.net with the capability of adding comments at the
latter.